Fluconazole in the treatment of tinea capitis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 870-871

  Montero Gei, Fernando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; SCALP HAIR; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0031759614     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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